The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-10
STRIKING AT MORRISON,
THr GENERAL ExEcU7THE hoard At
TACRB ID. A. 100.

THE GENERAL HxEcUTTHE hoard At
TAChB ID. A. 1870.
Povdsriy's Formal statement OF Grievances
Against the Carpet weavers-Expuision
Bn.ea Chiehy on Trchnicniities.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.--The General Ex-
eoutive Boards xplanation OF the trouble with
District Assembly No. 1926, which ended In tho
expulsion OF tho entire district assembly. was
completed yesterday and last evening II was
mailed to the secretary Of every local assembly
In tho order.
The pamphlet is long, and contains all the
facts bearing upon the trouble between the
| order and Higgins & Co.'s carpet works. and
the causes which led not only TO the expulsion
OF the carpet weavers. but also to the boycott
on Higgins's mill.
In referring to the cause which lod to the
preparation Of the pamphlet. it says:
Tho General Executive Board members Of It hnvo
been accused Of rushing into print in reference to this
matter but this is the first statement OF any kind that
has mads the subject by the General Executive
Board any member thereof. All the Documents let
ters tolegrams and testimony from the beginning OF
this unfortunate affair to the present mo are In pos
session of your General Executive Board and will be
presented to tho General Assembly at Minneapolis for
| no information Of all delegates.
| At the outset the charge Is .made that John
Morrison. District Master Workman OF Assem-
bly, 12G was not u member Of the order 1t Is
alleged that he had takcn his transfer card
from No. 1899 and deposited 1t in No. 1885,
He was chosen delegate to District Assem-
bly, 40 by this local. but he WIS not admitted
to tho district because the laws prevent the
admission Of "sojourner" in mixed assem-
blies in the district He was a machinist, and
deposited his card with carpet workers.
Than ( Ia o11a ha npiv m
1926. composed OF suspended members OF
other assemblies. and attached it tot the Cen
eral Assembly. Charges were preferred
against him for organizing the assembly COM
| posed Of such persons. and he replied: Il am
not an organizer. Charges against me must
be tried by tho court of my local assembly" In
becoming u member OF tho new assembly he
used the same transfer card with which he en-
tered 1926. This. the report says. Is q direct
violation OF tho constitution. 1t proceeds to
assert that at the end OF this season John Nor
rison was instructed through his friends at
Richmond to restore himself to good standing
In L. A. $780, and then. II he desired to take
his transfer card in legal way. no objection
would be offered
Having asserted the standing OF Morrison.
the General Board enters into an explanation
Of the trouble with D., 4. 1876. beginning, by
interfere In the Higgins trouble. Before 1t did
80 the following telegram Is given:
xselnn 20, sa.op stree. ssf s%ss saa = 1881
win ''0 'A'1''N'''' JSo. MORRISON
Ncssrs. Hayes and Aysworth Of the General
Executive Board were appointed q committee
tSou nSI hsn H the IN stea whsn they
Sew 1Srk an ado IN
mass meeting discussing affairs which sh3 AVID
statement state n sass that the members Of that meot
ing learned for the first time from the lips OF
hs % OF the
would secure the reinstatement in their places
Of those who had been discharged.
'%sa ' to the hat hey rsdae
s Sss as
sdsd strike iEsinss mills at 7' o'clock on the next
brss SIN aHs SHsss1s Tho Executive Board
sassn Of so s
The cards e each member must Es ed to tho
ssrts SHn5
ns ' sSs Union s tt ss.S fS%es, n
S qsa I .as H S Ss
yGss. rssra
On the following day MF Alvin iissns called At Tho
m ing T. ''F'A' AT " A. NJ nc AS"'u Tue '0"'S agree
n.y. e,arv ern.5a Hs,e1 Pa s S-% % 1887
w; thu %s oi5S
purpose OF taking over @nd ssttiny somps,ey ne
oorrow morning Jan "a at the Earr9s' o. ,s, q. 10
The following order was at sent:
Cunningham Esq., r.%ssG %s. sa ssS q
IP hs %
representatives OF the
Jan "a for Ss ssa Of the
hi K Ss pc. TO
pie Later in the day the General gxecnt!ys Board
rsSi..% SfiSs I do and viii see them
The next day Morrison effected !. settlement on the
basis he proposed-a five per cent. reduction a! round
those who requested to strike the following telegram
"a 1881, directed to Jane. Cunningham; Secretary Of
psiasd at ~o1R "a E Higgins tos factory
these who y Of sa oTaSr
speaa .
insF + 70 claim protection under the
'''@' - JONI W. HAYES Secretary
. hssG members Were 81 ss
q sri. ana Ss.s Sy hissin. ihs
sSs
graph OF their report reads:
In all csndor compelled to state that the ira.
preston prevails here that the said John Morrison Is
Recognized by order and az member " good stand
ing only by faction hut by The 'nrm General
SUPERINTENDENT and minor bosses generally The very
unfortunate OF this affair, the other side Is that
the said John Morrison 10 permitted and 40 Tar has tho
power apparently with the Arm 10 have AIRY or MI dis
charged his demands II they fell refuse compliance
| with his mandates or power as walking delegate"
letter was sent E. s. Higgins requesting him to re
instate all the members discharged by tho order MOrr
TIE arm refused to 90 so aud 400 uembers Of the
order struck by direction OF tho General Hoard u Is
shown by taHie in the report that instead OF having
10000 members Morrison gave out there were but
lI73 in good standing the time Of the expulsion AT
! no time were there more than 5,ao4
Melville II. smith Dies the Circnssia-